www.washingtontimes.com Topics: University Of Southamptonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/university-of-southampton/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: University Of Southamptonen-usWed, 17 Jun 2015 19:56:06 -0400BOOK REVIEW: 'Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/17/book-review-swanson-1945-a-collective-diary-of-the/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SWANSONG 1945: A COLLECTIVE DIARY OF THE LAST DAYS OF THE THIRD REICH</p> <p>By Walter Kempowski</p> <p>W.W. Norton, $35, 479 pages</p> <p>This is the 10th and final volume of "Echalot" &mdash; a German word for sonar, also rendered as echo soundings &mdash; a monumental collection of firsthand accounts of World ...Martin RubinWed, 17 Jun 2015 19:56:06 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/17/book-review-swanson-1945-a-collective-diary-of-the/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWhy entertainment banks on nostalgiahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/10/why-entertainment-banks-on-nostalgia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>For modern movie fans, it&rsquo;s hard to beat the summer of 1984.</p><p>It had something for everyone: &ldquo;Ghostbusters,&rdquo; &ldquo;Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Neverending Story,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Karate Kid,&rdquo; and that October gave the world &ldquo;The Terminator.&rdquo;</p><p>As U.K. Telegraph writer Tim Robey pointed out earlier this summer, May-August of ...Chandra JohnsonWed, 10 Dec 2014 16:14:08 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/10/why-entertainment-banks-on-nostalgia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS